Factual Research & Standards Researcher (National Geographic)

The Factual Research & Standards Researcher will research factual content for assigned projects to ensure factual accuracy, journalistic integrity, and overall compliance with editorial standards of NGP and NGC’s television & video content. Provide researched/accurate information to guide creation of digital, promotional and other content related to channel programming and NGP digital video products. This may extend to writing primers on a subject matter, “fun facts,” and timelines. Responsibilities • Provide prompt, thorough research analysis on assigned original productions, including fact-checking shooting scripts, rough cuts, fine cuts, and ensuring final programs comply with NGC editorial standards. • Work with the Directors of Editorial Research and Managers, Editorial Research to diplomatically guide production executives, producers, writers, and production company researchers in addressing factual issues. • Guide production teams in the creation of a complete annotated script, providing feedback and additional research to get to an acceptable final annotated script and approved video, audio, graphics, and lower-thirds. • Suggest visual edits and narration changes to address accuracy, premise, context, balance, and character issues. · Fact-check and create annotated scripts for acquired programs. Provide edits suggestions, as needed. • Research re-versioning projects - working with Yellow Border/NG Studios team to fix programs that are dated or are being re-purposed as a new program • Evaluate program proposals/treatments and work with Development team, executive producers, and acquisition managers to address accuracy, premise, context, balance, and character issues prior to production. • Evaluate new program proposals/treatments, as noted above, and write Editorial Research Assessments as part of the greenlight process Requirements • 2+ years in research discipline • MS Office (Word, Excel) • Excellent research, oral and written communication skills. • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills. • Attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision. • Must exercise independent judgment and marshal arguments effectively. Must be…